Bangladesh men's cricket team

Bangladesh
National flag
Nickname(s)Tigers, Bangla Tigers
AssociationBangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)
History
Test status acquired2000
Tests
First Testv.  India at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka; 10–13 November 2000
One Day Internationals
First ODIv.  Pakistan at Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa; 31 March 1986
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv.  Zimbabwe at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna; 28 November 2006

The Bangladesh men's cricket team (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ক্রিকেট দল) has been active since 1976. It is governed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), which is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Bangladesh play all forms of international cricket: Test, One Day International (ODI), and Twenty20 International (T20I).[1]

Until 1971, Bangladesh was a province of Pakistan, and was called East Pakistan. There was an East Pakistan cricket team, which competed in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in many seasons between 1954/55 and 1970/71.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Lists of matches played by Bangladesh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by East Pakistan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 October 2025.